Now Accepting Submissions

Requirements

1. Your film must not exceed 1 minute in length (feel free to make it much shorter)
2. Be cool. Your film does not need to be good, but it should follow the 10 principles.
3. Please include "Written by J.R.R. Tolkien" in the credits
4. Submit your film by 5pm Wednesday Aug 30, 2023
5. Submitting on the playa? Swing by The Shire at 4:45 and C to Airdop or bluetooth transfer your film to the festival lineup.

Films Will be Considered for Awards in the Following Categories

1. Best Film
2. Worst Film
3. Most average film
4. Most medium film
5. Most straightforward, regular old film
6. Best Casting
7. Teen Choice Award
8. Best Kiss
9. Best Goat Handling
10. The J.R.R. Tolkien Lifetime Achievement Award for Excellence in Television
11. Best Product Placement
12. Integrity in Film Award
13. Boldest Artistic Leap
14. Most Irreverent
15. Best Documentary
16. Best Crying Moment
17. Best Animated Film
18. Best Foreign Film
19. Best Fight Scene
20. Best Original Soundtrack
21. Best Silent Film
22. Best Twist Ending
23. Best Musical
24. Best Trailer
25. Best Horror Film
26. Best Special Effects
27. Best Regular Effects
28. Best Family Film
29. Best Adult Film
30. Best Reality Series
31. Best Villian
32. Best Editing
33. Best Sound Design
34. Best Set Design
35. Best Costume Design
36. Best "Design Thinking"
37. Rookie of the Year
38. Most Upsetting Camera Angle
39. Longest Short Film
40. Shortest Long Film
41. Best Sequel
42. Best Prequel
43. Best Regular Old Quel
44. Most Likely to Become a Cult Classic
45. Biggest Procrastination Payoff
46. Ernest Hemingway Award for Way Too Earnest
47. Isadora Duncan Award for Excellence in Choreography
48. Plex Award for Best Pirated Film
49. Critics Quarterly™ Award for Most Creatively Bankrupt Film
50. Best All-Female Reboot